NASA plans on launching its manned Artemis II exploration on a testing mission on April 1. Here's how to watch lift off.

The four astronauts selected for NASA's Artemis ⁠II ⁠mission were due to arrive in Florida on ⁠Friday, entering the final phase of preparations for the first crewed journey toward the Moon in ​more than five decades.

NASA’s Artemis II mission — the first crewed flight around the moon in more than 50 years — remains on track, according to the agency. The mission is still scheduled for early April, though officials say the timeline remains flexible as teams complete final safety checks.

The four astronauts set to launch on Nasa’s Artemis II mission next week will travel to Florida on Friday ahead of the first crewed trip to the Moon in more than five decades. T

NASA has revealed the mission countdown for Artemis 2 as the astronauts prepare for the first Moon mission in over 50 years. The countdown will begin roughly two days before liftoff, monitored by the launch team at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Nasa is on track to launch its Artemis II mission in April which will be tracked by Goonhilly Earth Station, near Helston.

NASA’s Artemis II mission, launching in April, will be the first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years, sending four astronauts around the Moon to test the Orion spacecraft. The crew includes NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman (commander),